The 2 quarter-finals of the 2024 International Women’s Volleyball Tournament ended with many exciting developments. On the evening of June 21 in Thailand, the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament – Volleyball Nations League 2024 (VNL 2024) determined 2 more names to win tickets to the semi-finals.
Audiences were expecting an exciting clash between Italy and the reigning Olympic gold medalists, the United States, but the quarter-final match was somewhat one-sided.
The brilliance of striker Paola Egonu helped the Italian team dominate the match. It was no surprise when Egonu and his teammates won 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23).
The match between Turkey and Poland was as dramatic as expected. In contrast to the previous 3 quarter-final matches, this match needed 5 sets to decide the winner. Turkey, the defending champion, started well with a win in the first set. However, Poland, led by world number 1 setter Wolozz, played excellently to win the next 2 sets.
Backed into a difficult position, Türkiye rallied strongly with the brilliance of Cuban-born star Melissa Vargas, taking the match into a fifth set. Despite a good start, Türkiye let Poland take the lead and create a large gap.
Eda’s serve and Vargas’s explosive performance helped Türkiye reduce the gap to 11-12, but Poland eventually won in a thrilling victory. Türkiye became the former champion, although Vargas was still the top scorer of the match.
Thus, the 2024 VNL volleyball tournament will continue to be exciting with the semi-final series. On the evening of June 22 in Thailand, there will be 2 matches between Italy and Poland, Brazil and Japan.